undefeated

adjective

un·​de·​feat·​ed ˌən-di-ˈfē-təd How to pronounce undefeated (audio)
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: not defeated : not having suffered a defeat
an undefeated team/player
: not including any losses or defeats
an undefeated season
a team with an undefeated record

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With an undefeated 4-0 playoff season the Bulldogs are now headed to the 2025 CIF So. Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025 The Mystics defeated the Fever 83-77 in Washington on May 28th, but are coming off a lopsided 85-63 home defeat at the hands of the undefeated New York Liberty, allowing 28 points to Sabrina Ionescu. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 Petersen also enjoyed an undefeated season in 2006. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2025 Also on the undercard, undefeated super bantamweight KO artist Carl Jammes Martin takes on veteran Francisco Pedroza Portillo. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for undefeated

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undefeated was circa 1775

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“Undefeated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undefeated. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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